Sintilimab in combination with stereotactic body radiotherapy and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: The multicenter SWORD phase 2 trial.


Journal

Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
22 Aug 2024
Historique:
received: 03 03 2024
accepted: 19 08 2024
medline: 23 8 2024
pubmed: 23 8 2024
entrez: 22 8 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This single-arm, multicenter, phase 2 trial (NCT04106180) investigated the triple combination of sintilimab (anti-PD1 antibody), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). With a median follow-up of 32.1 months, 18 (36.7%, 90% CI 25.3%-49.5%) of the 49 evaluable patients had an objective response, meeting the primary endpoint. Secondary endpoints included out-of-field (abscopal) response rate (ASR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs). The ASR was 30.6% (95% CI 18.3%-45.4%). The median PFS and OS were 5.9 (95% CI 2.5-9.3) and 18.4 (95% CI 9.7-27.1) months, respectively. Any grade and grade 3 TRAEs occurred in 44 (86.3%) and 6 (11.8%) patients, without grade 4-5 TRAEs. Moreover, in pre-specified biomarker analyses, SBRT-induced increase of follicular helper T cells (Tfh) in unirradiated tumor lesions and patient's blood, as well as of circulating IL-21 levels, was found associated with improved prognosis. Taken together, the triple combination therapy was well tolerated with promising efficacy and Tfh may play a critical role in SBRT-triggered anti-tumor immunity in metastatic NSCLC.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39174542
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51807-7
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-51807-7
doi:

Substances chimiques

Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor 83869-56-1
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized 0
sintilimab 8FU7FQ8UPK

Types de publication

Journal Article Clinical Trial, Phase II Multicenter Study

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

7242

Subventions

Organisme : Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau (Shanghai Municipal Public Health Bureau)
ID : 20194Y0501

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Jianjiao Ni (J)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Xiaofei Wang (X)

Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.

Lin Wu (L)

The Second Department of Thoracic Oncology, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.

Xinghao Ai (X)

Shanghai Lung Cancer Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

Qian Chu (Q)

Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Chengbo Han (C)

Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

Xiaorong Dong (X)

Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Yue Zhou (Y)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Yechun Pang (Y)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Zhengfei Zhu (Z)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China. fuscczzf@163.com.
Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. fuscczzf@163.com.
Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. fuscczzf@163.com.

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